I dunno. I've lived in Edinburgh for the past five years, and he seems to be out signing books or doing public readings half a dozen times a year. I suppose he could be commuting?

We also have JK Rowling in Morningside (suburb). She's a lot more reclusive though.

Found it, he lives "behind a keyboard in Wiltshire". You can lay claim to Rowling by all means, but this side of the border, we're happy to keep TP

I collect Judges Guild and history books and Tolkien stuff and things by or about R. E. Howard.

I have a large Warhammer 40K miniatures collection sitting in storage bins....have not staged a battle in years.  (I enter miniatures in the local county fair...always win a ribbon!)

I have Dragon Magazines stashed away...from about #14 up to #200 or so.

I have the first year of Dungeon Adventures magazine and the odd gaming item I picked up over the years before their nostalgia value began to grow.  

Juts out of curiosity, what are Tolkien rarities? Do you mean (for example) rare miniatures, or gaming items, or early handwritten drafts of the Silmarillion with lots of interesting annotations?


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edited to add that I was going to amend the 'Juts' to 'Just' but actually it kindof makes sense to jut out with curiosity, no?

Tolkien rarities - here's a couple for you containing material by JRRT himself:

The Welsh Review (1945)
Saw one go on ebay for a hundred and sixty. Was tempted.

Songs for the Philologist
This goes for many THOUSANDS

And obviously 1st editions are a little rarer than 20th editions!

or one I do have is the film book to the Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings.
Probably more in the uncommon rather than the rare category.
I've quite a collection of JRRT books - by/with/from/containing/about Tolkien etc

BJS

mbassoc2003 wrote:The one ring perhaps? Gandalf's staff?

*ROTFL*

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*nods to BJS* (dun have that one...)

I don't collect Tolkien artifacts and the like.  I collect his works in various editions  and his papers as edited by his son.

I also collect Tolkien-related books such as biographies, collections of letters and the like.  Any book by a Tolkien scholar interests me.

I think it would be impractical to collect actual Tolkien relics (like signed books and such) due both to cost and my location on the far western edge of the Western world.  (Although, I guess Australia would pose even more of a challenge.)  

I also collect Tamiya models (1/35 military and 1/20 F1 mostly).

All kinds of rpgs and miniatures.

MShipley88 wrote: Harami .....

I have to say that your puma avatar makes you look very sagacious and rather intimidating. That cougar's face, winking at me, always makes me wonder what he knows that I don't. Also, it kind of makes me picture you as some sort of lycanthrope: A puma-were or something.

Harami's avatar is inspired by a dear EBay friend of his and many others on here. As a matter of fact he is probably winking in the picture because he is now proud to announce that he is a "Titanium Rated Power Seller." Damn it, where the hell is Draco when we need him.

BTW, Back on topic, I personally collect navel lint, butt fuzz, and toe jam

Tolkien stuff contd.
Yes, I even go for things like "York Notes to The Hobbit" and books containing just a bit of Tolkien. Over hundred books, and many more on my Amazon wish list

AND also books that Tolkien read / found as inspiration - like the Snergs, Lord Dunsany, Prose/Elder Edda, and lots of Icelandic sagas

AND I've read three quarters of them as well

No, I don't have any MERP stuff. And generally I only buy paperback - couldn't afford hardback as well.


Lorien - has the name been good or bad for you, both growing up and nowadays? We're thinking of "Arwen" for a future daughter, but I'm concerned that it's far too obvious, and I should delve deeper into the dictionary of JRRT names, or just borrow yours!

BJS

PS - Twice or thrice now I've bought a Tolkien book I've already got without realising it.